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arguments against this and similar "disappearance theories of ethnicity" (the assimilation,
amalgamation, and industrialization perspectives), providing several reasons for the
persistence and importance of ethnicity in modern society.
Rowe, Bennett, and Atkinson (1994) also argue that Helms' model is "unduly
limiting and therefore a weakness". However, they depart from Penn's (1993) argument
in that Rowe et al. do not advocate a universalistic view, but rather a different model for
the development of White racial identity. Rowe et al. (1994) dispute the generalizability
of Helms' model, arguing that "[it] is cast exclusively in White-Black terms", and that
Helms considers White racial identity as reflecting only attitudes toward Blacks and not
other non-White minorities. Furthermore, claims have been made that generalization of
Whites' racial attitudes toward African Americans to attitudes toward all racial/ethnic
minority groups are unsupported (Sodowsky, Seaberry, Gorgi, Lai, & Baliga, 1991).
The within-group vs. between-group variations has also been a controversial
dimension; this has been addressed by theorists such as Carter (1991) and Gushue (1993).
They claim that most efforts to describe and understand the effects of culture within the
family have focused on between- rather than within-group differences. They propose
comprehensive conceptual models that emphasize the importance of cultural variation
within families. Gushue (1993) proposes an extension of Helms' (1984, 1990) Black and
White interaction model to be used as a starting point for organizing and understanding
cultural-identity data from a perspective that places the individual within a family
structure; he indicates that Helms's model might enrich the current way of viewing
families and culture, and the implications and consequences of racially mixed families.72
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Navarrete-Vivero, Veronica. Ethnically Mixed Individuals: Cultural Homelessness or Multicultural Integration?, thesis, May 1999; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2179/m1/79/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .